Chapter 12
Upstairs in the bedroom on the second floor, Kendric pushed open the door
while making a phone call.
Celeste was changing into her nightclothes and was caught off guard by his
abrupt entrance. Instinctively, she covered her half–naked body.
His gaze fell on her, and then shifted away..
Celeste breathed a sigh of relief. Celeste decided to discuss the breakup with
him once he finished his call.
As she was brushing her teeth, Kendric followed in again. His tall and sturdy figure made the spacious bathroom suddenly turned cramped.
Celeste noticed he put his suit back on. Was he planning to go out?
She rinsed her mouth and said, “I want a talk with you.”
Clearly, Kendric didn’t have time for this.
He adjusted his tie with one hand, and with the other, he pulled Celeste close, gently planting a kiss on her cheek.
Then, he stroked her soft hair, “I’m an emergency to handle. Be a good girl and wait at home.”
Celeste remained expressionless and silent. For the past two years, this
and conversations had been repeatedly showed up.
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Kendric was extremely occupied with his business affairs and family affairs. Melville Group couldn’t function without him, and neither could this family, but Celeste could.
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She could stay at home, day after day, waiting for him, like a migratory bird
waiting for spring.
The sound of a car starting came from downstairs. A few seconds later, the
gate opened, and the car drove out.
Celeste looked at her reflection in the mirror, pale and downhearted.
Kendric’s perfunctory and insincere farewell kiss made her wake up to
reality.
In fact, whether they broke up or not was no longer important, as she had
never taken a crucial part in his heart.
After washing her face, Celeste returned to the bedroom.
The air in this villa was heavy. This family was like a cage, filled with the smell of dust. Celeste felt hard to breath.
Celeste had a night of nightmares.
Early the next morning, she had a splitting headache.
She watered the flowers she planted outside the yard, and then prepared to go to the studio,
Ophelia had been taken back by her brother this morning. Kendric had given the order last night, and no one dared to disobey his words.
When Ophelia left, Celeste was leaning against the corridor watching her.
Fate likes to play tricks on people. Just a week ago, it was Ophelia’s brother Gavin Bates, who stood in this very not woAT
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Now, a week later, Celeste stood right here watching Ophelia leave, but she
wasn’t gloating or anything.
She was the one to call it quits in her relationship with Kendric, so she still
had some dignity left. But, well, Ophelia humbly begged to stay.
At breakfast, Kendric’s car rolled into the courtyard. The big Maybach
roared like a bulldozer when it parked on the lawn.
back.
Celeste glanced outside for a second, then nonchalantly shifted her gaze
Kendric walked in with his entourage of brain trust who probably had stayed up whole night for overtime. It was a commonplace in family. Kendric might be arrogant, but he values and respects talents, and he usually brings his brain trust members back home and treats them breakfast.
While these elites usually didn’t spare Celeste more than a nod. As usual, they just walked past her and huddled around the dining table.
Seeing them pour in, Celeste had a few more bites of her food and got up to
leave.
“Wait.”
As soon as Kendric entered the dining room, he caught Celeste making a beeline for the stairs. And her breakfast was barely touched. He couldn’t help
but frown. “You’re hardly eating anything.”
“Yeah, I don’t have much appetite today.”
“Sit down and have something else.”
Here Kendric meant she should take something more nutritious.
Kendric and elite team mostly hail from well–off families and usually prefer
a lavish breakfast like eggs benedict, smoked salmon, caviar or something else.
Celeste, who was holding a bowl of oatmeal amidst this crew, seemed
completely out of place. She practically behaved “not elite” from head to toe, in
their eyes.
She slowly savored her oatmeal. Meanwhile they were bombarding her with topics that were beyond her comprehension.
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These elites possess a natural ability to exclude those who didn’t belong to their kind. They might seem all polite and amiable on the surface, but it’s just hard to blend into their circle. They don’t need to shun Celeste, but their inborn arrogance will make her feel inferior.
But now Celeste isn’t wallowing in self–pity anymore. She’s starting to fathom that she doesn’t have to confine herself to one clique.
For these elites and rich guys, there are circles that suit him. Likewise, with ordinary people like Celeste in the world, there have to be circles that fit her. No need to force square pegs into round holes.
After finishing her breakfast, Celeste headed upstairs. At 8:30, she went to the studio.
This is right the circle that fits her, her comfort zone. She finally shed the tension.
As she glanced up, she caught a figure sneakily paced back and forth outside her office.
“Come on in.”
With cautious steps, Sienna entered, “hey Cely, I’m really sorry about what
went down yesterday.”
Yesterday, Celeste was at the police station, waiting for Sienna to bring her
identification, but instead of Sienna, Kendric showed up.
“Listen, I can explain. I swear I couldn’t find the car keys, so I called my brother for help.”
“And it took quite some time for him to connect an acquaintance in that police station, so by the time he found someone to help… you were already taken away by Kendric.”
“Well, I didn’t blame you, Sienna.”
“This is really my fault, Cely. I didn’t rescue you in time. I just didn’t expect they would mistake you as a minor.”
“Hey! Don’t bring it up again.”
Sienna giggled. “If it weren’t for you looking so young, they wouldn’t have taken you away to the police station.”
“So, it’s my fault, then?”
Sienna hurriedly replied, “my fault, my fault.”
They burst out laughing.
